W124 Ignition Key/Barrel Getting Hot?

[Buster'stheboy]

Drove car for approx. 90 minutes this morning and noticed the ignition key was v. warm when I took it out. Felt the barrel where the key goes in and it was the same. Is this normal?

Couldn't find my keys this morning so used a single spare key where I'd usually have a couple of keys and a keyring & fob, so don't know if it's been like this before and I just haven't noticed.

Any thoughts?

 

[Sp!ke]

Wondering if one of the pipes to the heater blower is dislodged behind the dash or something and directing warm air to that area.

 

[Dec]

Turn the heater to cold to see wif there is any change.

Dec

 

[Buster'stheboy]

OK, will do. Thanks

 

[Buster'stheboy]

Clever chaps on here

Turned the heater off and the key/lock didn't get hot. Phew, that's a relief - I Googled it earlier and they were saying on other car forums that it must be a short circuit and the car could catch fire

Thanks